Clothes-line



(No Model.)

H. E. PEROIVALL CLOTHES LINE.

No. 370,348. Patelnted Sept. 20, 1887...

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT E. PEROIVAL, OF SPOKANE, \VASHINGTON TERRITORY, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-THIRD TO MYRON O. PEROIVAL, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES-LINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,348, dated September 20, 1887.

Application filed August 16, 1886. Serial No. 210,965. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT E. PEROIVAL, of Spokane, Spokane county, Washington Territory, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Lines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature.

The invention relates to a clothes-line having formed therewith or thereon nipping devices for receiving and holding garments or clothes, and said nipping devices, preferably, also forming a part of the line. There are a number of ways in which the line can be made and the same effect or result procured and by substantially the same means, and I have illustrated in the drawings some of these ways.

Referring to the drawings, Figurelisaview in elevation representing one form of my i11- vention. Fig. 2 is a view of a line, enlarged, representing a slight change in construction. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of aline, enlarged, representing another form of construction. Fig. 4 is a section on the line a; w of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 illustrates in perspective another modification of the invention. Fig. 6 illustrates in plan still another form of construction, and Fig. 7 shows another modification of my invention slightly different from that shown by Fig. 2.

A denotes the line, which is provided at intervals with apertures or openings a, formed by outwardly-extendingportions a of the wire or metal forming the line. Openinginto or communicating with the apertures a are nippingspaces a, extending lengthwise of the line, these spaces being bounded or formed by the nipping devices or jaws a a which are continuationsof the flaring sections a of the outwardlyeextended portions a the said nippingjaws being formed of portions of the wire or metal extending lengthwise of the line.

In order that the jaws or nipping devices may open or be moved sufiiciently apart from each other to allow the insertion of the portion of the article or material to be held by the line from the opening, space, or aperture, it is desirable that the two parts of the wire or section 50 of the line which provide these nippers or jaws should be fastened or secured together at the end of their straight or nipping sections, and this may be accomplished in a number of ways. There may be jaws or nippers arranged to extend from each side of the opening or aperture a, as represented in Figs. 1, 3, and 6, or they may extend from one side only, as may be desired. Preferably they should be ar-, ranged in the line to oppose each other, for the reason which will hereinafter appear.

The line may be made of two single and continuous wires, as represented in Fig. 1, and this I consider the best form of construction, as it is the cheapest and probably the mostefficient; or it can be made of separate sections united with each other, as represented in Figs. 2, 5. Where continuous wires or rods are used, they can be secured to'each other to form the nippers or jaws by twisting, as represented at Fig. l; or they may be secured together by clips or clasps b, as represented in Fig. 3, or in any other desired way.

In Fig. 5 I have represented theline as made i of a number of independent sections, each section of which has an aperture or hole, a, and 7 5 the nipping device or jaws a, and they are secured to each other by causing the ends of the wire or rod which forms the nippers or jaws to be fastened to the wire or rodwhich forms the end portion of the recess or hole of the next section, the two ends of the wire or rod of the first section being united by twisting or in any other way. In Fig. 2 I have represented separate sections, each of which has two receiving holes or apertures and two pairs of nippers or 8 5 jaws, one extending from each hole or aperture, and when thus made the straight parts of the wire or rod which form the nippers or jaws may or may not be united to each other.

to each other, as shown in Fig. 7, there is no necessity for uniting them; otherwise itwould be well to unite them midway their length by twisting. They are shown as secured together by a link, 0, which may be of double or single 5 wire or rod. These variations in construction are described simply to show that the construction of the line can be varied considerably without departing from the essential spirit of the invention; and I would say in this connection that the line can be made of a flat rod or plate of metal and the nippers or jaws and If the wire is stiff and they are placed closely 9o holes or apertures made by punching out or removing portions of the rod, bar, or plate, as

represented in Fig. 6, for it is not essential that the jaws be spring-jaws, although for some 5 purposes it is desirable that they-be provided with a yielding movement in relation to each other. The wire or rod of course should be of galvanized metal, or some metal that will not rust or corrode.

The advantages of the invention are many, and are too obvious to need special mention.

In use the corner or section of the garment or article is inserted through the opening or aperture a and moved between the nippers or r 5 jaws, and where it is necessary to suspend the article or garment at two points another corner or section, preferably, should be inserted between the nippers or jaws extending from an aperture or recess in the opposite direction, so that the action of the wind shall tend to draw the ends farther into the recesses and to hold the garment or article upon the line. If the garment or article were placed so that the action of the wind should not tend to draw the corners toward each other and into the apertures or spaces, then the garment or article might become detached.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- I 0 1. A metal clothes-line having at intervals outwardly-extended portions to form openings or apertures a for the insertion of the clothing, and nipping-jaws extending lengthwise of the line and forming continuations of the said 3 5 outwardly-extended portions, substantially as set forth.

, 2. A 'metal clothes-line having longitudinally-extending nipping-jaws and a series of openings, from both ends of which the said 40 jaws extend, the latter forming nipping-spaces communicating with the said openings, substantially as set forth.

3. A metal clothes line consisting of two wires or rods bentoutward at intervals to form 5 openings at, and connected together between the said openings, the said line having between the connected portions and the said openings longitudinally-extending nipping-jaws, substantially as set-forth. v

HERBERT E. PEROIVAL.

In presence of H. E. ALLEN, J. S. ALLEN. 

